Delicious Onion Thokku (Onions sauteed with spices and made in to a quick delectable pickle)

Onion Thokku used to be my favourite side for chappathis as a student. Amma would always make Onion Thokku and she would pack delicious soft rotis for lunch, along with a side of this delectable thokku. On some days, it would be smeared on the rotis and made in to a roll. It has the most amazing flavour and aroma and is a favourite among my cousins during travel. I remember, when I was about twelve, we had gone to this trip to my cousin`s place in Delhi. The Grand Trunk Express would take it`s own sweet time to cover the 2000 odd kilometers. A standard breakfast that amma would pack would be idlis neatly parceled in green banana leaves smothered in gun powder and gingely oil. Lunch would always mostly be soft puris and this yummy Onion Thokku.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 big Onion cut in to big pieces.

1/2 cup of Broken Urad Dhal.

5-6 Red Chillies.

Lemon sized Tamarind.

Salt to taste.

Oil.

Curry Leaves.

Turmeric.

PREPARATION:

Spices roasted for the Onion Thokku.

In a kadai, add 2 spoons of oil, and when ready, add mustard and curry leaves and then the chopped onions. Add a little turmeric, saute well and set aside to cool.

In the same kadai, add a spoon of oil and fry the Urad dhal, red chillies and curry leaves. Set aside to cool a little.

Add the roasted spices to a mixer, add salt, tamarind and give it a pulse. Now add the sauteed onions also to the ground powder and pulse well to get a near smooth paste.

Use the kadai and a couple spoons of oil and add the ground onion paste and saute it well. This not only compounds the flavour but also helps in preserving the thokku for a long time.

shobhs..
i am ,as always,hungry upon reading this !
How’re you doing di?
been LOOOOOOOOOONG since we spoke 😦
i’m done with my degree/college this week.
Thurs is the last exam of my engg life 🙂
I know this is hardly the appropriate place,but,gmail/orkut isn’t working all of sudden and i’m too lazy to try later !
heheL:)
take care shobhs,
love:)